Paraechinus
Paraechinus[1] | |
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Paraechinus aethiopicus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Erinaceomorpha |
Family: | Erinaceidae |
Subfamily: | Erinaceinae |
Genus: | Paraechinus Trouessart, 1879 |
Species | |
P. aethiopicus |
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Paraechinus is a genus of hedgehogs. It contains four species:[1]
- Desert hedgehog (Paraechinus aethiopicus)
- Brandt's hedgehog (Paraechinus hypomelas)
- Indian hedgehog (Paraechinus micropus)
- Bare-bellied hedgehog (Paraechinus nudiventris)
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